NOTES: Daniel Murphy did not start in the Philly series. Says a lot. … John Maine said his shoulder is still hurting and could have some tests if there are problems in his next start Saturday vs. Yankees. Even so, Jerry Manuel said he’s not concerned. We’ve heard this before. … Carlos Delgado said he his feeling strong and believes he will return in time.

The worst part of no Murphy is watching Tatis hit. And the thing is, Tatis may have suffered earlier the same way as Murphy has now. Tatis had a great spring, only to be last man off the bench when Sheffield arrived. He lost his groove and never seems to have gotten it back. Would love to see his RISP stats but must be dreadful this year.

If Tatis not stellar, why not give Murph 3 weeks of daily playing time? You cannot fairly evaluate Muphy the way he gets used.

JD- it’s not the pitching most nights its the offense – its a mistake to go into this 30 game stretch without making a move – Atlanta’s trade was the equivalent of Niese, Tejada and Kunz – so there are deals out there

i thought Wright was blasting it out to be honest then I saw that 0-2 swing and realized who I was dealing with and sunk back into negitvity… optumisim only last so long with this group before they squash your hopes

Well, I said I’d be back in the 10th or 11th inning… just turned the game on and sure enough, it’s the 10th. But what’s with the 6-3 score? Guess it was tied 3-3 until the top of the inning. Did I just see Green pitching? Was he responsible for the 3 runs?

With all our injuries and how well the phillies had been playing I only hoped for one win but i cant stand losing this way .. we just gave them two and lived up to the choke artist reputation they so fittingly gave us

Say what you will about the batters, pitchers etc. There was no sense to putting in Takahashi. As bad a move as it gets. They did not deserve to win this.

Jerry has to trust his guys, or not. He has telegraphed his distrust of Murphy, Parnell and Church. For the first two, no the way to develop ballplayers. In the case of Parnell, he pulled him for garbage.

Before the game (per Adam Rubin): “John Maine said it “hurts a little bit” in the back of his shoulder, and because of the off-day, he might as well be pushed back to Saturday’s start against the Yankees. He speculated he’s just worn down since he’s been working since the early winter to come back from surgery to remove a bony growth from the shoulder socket.

Per David Lennon: “Maine may need tests on his right shoulder depending on his performance Saturday”

Per Metsblog: “However, Jerry Manuel later told reporters the issue with Maine’s shoulder is nothing serious.”

So who do you believe”

Per Metsblog: “The Mets have put Mets RHP John Maine on the 15–day disabled list due to fatigue and weakness in his right shoulder. Omar Minaya told reporters following the game that Maine had an MRI, which showed no structural damage.”

They all lie. Whatever they tell you, reality is worse. Why say before the game that Maine is fine if he goes on DL when game ends? Does no one have a clue in Flushing. Did Jay Horowitz jump the shark?

Despite the “love affair” the Chiti Field fandom has for Sheffield there is no doubt that his arrival and usage byOmar the Ego and Jerry the jerk have destroyed this offense. Go back to week one. church and Murphy in the corners. Both good starts knowing their roles. Then along came the spiders and Jerry the Jerk forces him into the lineup in a pattern that leaves both corner outfielders confused and not knowing how to keep playing time. result: Murphy forgets how to hit and Church forgets how to get an rBI, and Sheffield after his two weeks of youth returns immediately to the play who the Tigers said, “go away you are done” But Jerry the Jerk probably under orders to make Omar the Ego look smart continues to play the has been and bat him clean up.
Pitching: Jerry the Jerk has also destroyed the pen. He has refused to pitch Stokes while constantly pitching horrid pitchers Green and Takahashi ans letting them lose game after game. He has over used a kid Parnell who has never relieved and he uses his closer, the best guy around, in situations like a slaughter on sunday but refuses to uses him ia tie game against his # 1 rival with their best bats up because this moron said he pitched two innings last night. The fact that those two innings comprised only 22 pitches doesn’t matter to Jerry the Jerk. He said 2 innings, that’s all that matters. And isn’t it better to lose to the Phils early ine xtra innings with your ace sleeping and your worst guy on the mound then to to do in the 13 or 14th inning.
Offense: You have your worst starter on the mound facing a great offense. You get a lead off double. Everyone, except Jerry the Jerk knows full well you need lots of runs. So what does Jerry the Jerk do in the very first inning. He bunts and plays for one run rather than go for an inning. The result he got his run. He be a very happy Jewrry. The fact that the Mets lost doesn’t matter. Jerry got his little run.
Get him out of town ASAP.

Better watch out Harry, Jerry might have to go “gangsta” on you. Look let’s face it, he’s a great interview but an awful manager. Can’t handle the pen, and since he doesn’t bother to look at numbers must have the worst “gut” in baseball. Both bunts with Cora yesterday and Tatis the night before were horrendous decisions. Bringing K-Rod into the blowout earlier this week was stupid. Plus countless other poor bullpen decisions since the beginning of the year. He has got to go first and Omar must follow him thru the door at the end of the season.

114. Very good analysis, Chiti. My only disagreement is on Murphy. He is better off at first base. Jerry also got a break when he left Shef in to run late in the game the other night because nobody got a hit. Shef would have been a dead duck at the plate on a hit that didnt roll to the wall. Reed was available and hes supposed to be a defensive replacement anyway. The unfortunate part is both Omar and Jerry can blame injuries to stay another year.

(116) Ray: I’d like to give the Wilpons more credit than that, but you’re probably right…both will be back next year and they have injuries to use as an excuse. They are more interested in making a splash by hiring minorities in both positions than they are in hiring the right person for the job.

116. He is better at first but he’s only there by accident, not by any managerial planning or roster planning by the deadly duo, and still, how’d he go from my everyday hitter who can batter lefties and a # 2 guy because of his eye to a sporadic player who is wailing away at almost every pitch now. A regular knock on Randolph was batting kids 8th. But I’d rather have that than a kid being shuffled from 2 to 6 to 5 to 3 to 7 to you suck sit on the vbench until we find a good Jay Horwitz PR excuse to send him to Buffalo.
115. steve I agree 10000% about the bunts especially Cora in the first. That was Jerry sending a white flag to the Phillies that my guys suck so much I can’t even trust my 3-4-5 guys to do any damamge without my (Jerry’s) divine intervention.